Ellie?

[Breadmakers]

Would you think that Ellie could be nn of Evangeline if we introduce her this way from day 1?

If you think about it broken down as Evang - eli - ne .... ? Ellie sound is somewhere there, right?

Or is it too much of a stretch?

Tbf I love Jelly Belly as a baby nickname. My own baby has a similar one that came up organically, but hopefully won't follow to school 😂

Evangeline is beautiful, and as a family name it is lovely. Are you set on Ellie or is it just because you don't want Evie (or variations) ? If the latter perhaps consider Lina (Lena) or even Lennie as a cute diminutive? Angie works and is most unusual at the moment!

...or Angel while she's tiny?

You can choose any nickname you like. It doesn't even have to have a connection with her actual name. I would call her Evangeline with Ellie for short if I wanted. In my kids' school Ellie is very popular, more so than the other names you mentioned, but names tend to cluster by area so Ellie could be rare where you are.

Lina, Lennie and Angel as mentioned by another pp are just lovely!

Ellies are ten a penny.

Lina sounds much fresher.

Do it ,my neighbour is Ellie:didn't know she was Elizabeth until 3 years ago ,she's 40. Her family always called her Ellie so we followed suit.

Schools have preferred names so she can always be Ellie if you so wish.

It's not even that far a stretch especially considering; Polly and Molly are nicknames for Mary .Tessa ,Buffy and Lisa are for Elizabeth.

If popularity is ur concern Ellie is popular!

@VoleChomper it sounds like Luna. Another vowel heavy name. L and El names are everywhere

Evangeline is so beautiful and Ellie is so meh!

Also every Ellie I have known has been called Smelly Ellie at some point.

Yeah why can't you just call her Evangeline

@WhenWereYouUnderMe Ellie jelly smelly jelly

Would you all prefer Evelina?

Evangeline is beautiful. I would call her that.

Yes I prefer Evelina. Evangeline makes me think of evangelist.

I would go with Evangeline and let her nickname naturally evolve - always find it strange on here when people want to determine a nickname before the child is born.

My kids gets called all sorts of nonsense: sausage face gets used often, for example. I'd never have sat down and tried to pre-determine that!

I know a Lena whose full name is Evangeline. I think it's beautiful. Ellie would be a completely separate name as it's not really a nn of Evangeline. There is nothing to stop you registering her formal name and then calling her whatever you like, of course!

I prefer Evangeline to Eveline. Makes me think of the hospital.

Oh yes, the hospital association! I had forgotten of it...

We don’t want any of the Evie, Eve, Eva etc. short names as there are millions out there and it’s the inevitable shortening.

there are a lot more Ellie’s about the place. What about a middle name beginning D so E.D (Edie) Vannie, Lena, could it be a middle name and you choose a different first name?

Or you could use Ever?
if you’re happy to use Eveline instead of Evangeline is the name as important as you suggested in your first post? Plus Eveline is still going to be Eve/Evie etc

I was in a year one class on Friday with

Ella
Ella
Ellie
Eva
Ava
Eli
Eddie

I was demented.

And, there was an Evangeline and she was the only one whose name I could remember.

That's a good one.

Or Genie is very sweet, but also a bit of a stretch.

I know a bajillion few Ellie’s and every single one has been Smelly Ellie or Ellie-phant at some point

? She never saw her birth certificate?
Never had a passport or a driving licence?
Sounds a bit strange not to know your registered name at 37....